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sonshineonme

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Yes, what next!
« on: September 06, 2008, 10:01:09 AM »

Well, I haven't seen the complete email myself, but, I did find the "idea" quite interesting.
Maybe some of you know who might have had this idea? Hmmm???
I agree with him completely and always - deception is NEVER ACCEPTABLE.

Michael at Abundantrest Ministries sent out this little announcement of "fake email" (yes, fake) to those on his mailing list.

I will copy and paste here what he says about it and to them - you can also check out the link yourself at
http://abundantrest.org/3abn-fake-e-mail/238/


"Well, now I’ve seen it all. Usually I get someone from Nigeria who wants me to help them transfer millions of dollars into the U.S. or I’ve won the U.K. lottery. Today I got an email supposedly from 3ABN.org with the subject line ” “the church” … what happened? ” Well obviously that got my attention! I opened it up and started reading, only to discover very quickly that I had been duped. I didn’t even bother to read the rest of the message. Why? Because impersonating someone else in order to gain readership isn’t only wrong ethically, it’s wrong morally - it breaks the ninth commandment. Deception is never acceptable, even if it means more people will read your message. So if you get this e-mail today, please know that it isn’t from the real 3ABN.org, but from IP address 66.111.4.25, which originates in New York city.

Note to the spammers: next time, if you really want me to read your e-mail, be honest and tell me who you are. ;-)"



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Re: Yes, what next!
« Reply #1 on: September 06, 2008, 12:13:09 PM »

HEY THERE SSOM:

What and/or where is the 'fake' e-mail so we can see for ourselves just what it says? :rabbit: :rabbit: :hot:
GrammieT   :purr:
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Re: Yes, what next!
« Reply #2 on: September 06, 2008, 12:48:47 PM »

HEY THERE SSOM:

What and/or where is the 'fake' e-mail so we can see for ourselves just what it says? :rabbit: :rabbit: :hot:
GrammieT   :purr:

HOWDY BACK!!  :rabbit: :rabbit:

I'm working on getting the whole email.
I know someone who got it, and at an SDA institution none the less, so, it appears they got their hands on some databases!
If someone else has it, please feel free to post it before I do. We'll get it here one way or another.  :purr:


OK, here it is - I took it right from my email.

"-----Original Message-----
From: 3ABN.org [mailto:mail@3abn.org]
Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2008 11:38 AM
To: *************
Subject: "the church".......what happened?!!

 

 

 

This message is not only going out to you,

but to everyone,..even to the whole world.

 

Here is what happened:

I had study the word of God for 2 years

straight without missing one day (2005-2007).

i studied and studied...i prayed and prayed.

 

then one day...as i was sleeping on

the couch...i was suddenly awaken by

a loud sound as of a trumpet.

A voice in the background said

"Warn the people"!! "Warn the people"!!.

 

I knew exactly what to warn them about, and

that was these truths which was reveal to me

through the studies of the word of God,...

and i also must warn of a judgment which

will happen in our days !!!

 

let me show you from the Word of God in

Revelation 12 and 13 what really took

place with "the church".

 

Jesus had said to Peter in Matthew 16:

"I will build My church".

Jesus did never told Peter to build his

church, and neither did Jesus ever authorized

any building to be put up and called "the church".

 

So it was always the believers in Christ

which are called "the church"..and because

Jesus Christ is the only name of faith..

the people are therefore called "Christians".

 

But today we have "Catholic Christians",

"Methodist Christians", "SDA Christians", and so on.

 

So what happen? why do people have 2 names of

faith side by side, and why do we build the

church when it is already buildt by the Lord?

 

Jesus said "i will build my church".

(speaking of his Body (colossians 1:24)

 

In psalms 127:1 it is written that unless

the Lord builds the house, they labour

in vain that build it

 

The Devil, working through Constantine II in

the year 325 AD said "build your own church"

(raising the echo from the garden of eden:

"ye shall be like gods")

 

Jesus said "i am the way, the truth, and the life:

no man cometh unto the Father, but by me".

 

Again the devil working through Constantine II said:

"make your own way..and..your own truth".

in other words ...establish your own name of faith.

(still raising the echo from the garden of eden:

"ye shall be like gods")

 

So for the first time in the history of "the church",

there came the Catholic faith and Catholic Church.

 

This is the same thing John was warning

the Christians about in his message:

 

They went out from us (they left the true Faith),

but they were not of us; for if they had been of us

(if they were in the true Faith), they would

have continued with us: but they went out

(they left the true Faith), that they might be

made manifest that they were not all of us

(they have made themselves to be shown that

they are not of the true Faith). 1 John 2:19

 

Then, sometime after that, the devil wanted those

who were worshipping God in spirit and in truth;..

he wanted them to be persecuted so that they will

leave the true body, and the true name of faith to

worship in the body he set up, and take the new

faith he established.

 

Then, on the 31st October 1517, Luther posted his

famous Ninety Five theses on the Catholic doors,

and let the people know that we are saved by

Grace alone, through Christ alone, by Faith alone.

This had cause a massive Hundreds of thousands

of people to leave the Catholic faith.

 

The people that left the Catholic faith, the Devil

caused them to be deceived so that they buildt

their own church, and made a name of faith other

than Jesus Christ for themselves.

 

And that is how the protestant faiths, and

the protestant churches were erected in

what became known as "the Reformation".

 

But persecution still went on until the year

1798 when the Pope was taken captive by the

french revolution, and later died in excile.

 

This is where John the Revelator saw the head

of the beast as it was wounded by the sword.

 

This brought to an end a 1260 years (538-1798)

of persecution of the saints of the most high.

 

But the deadly wound was healed!! how was it heal?

 

In 1929 a Pope was reinstated as

the head of the Catholic church.

 

Now the deadly wound is healed!

 

The people that had left Rome, they came

to another land where they can worship

God in spirit and in truth..which means 

they would keep the commandments of God,

and the faith of Jesus Christ.

 

But the Devil was angry, and went to make

war with them ...and in this war he overcame

them by causing them, and all that dwell on

the earth, to make an image to the first

beast whose deadly wound was healed.

 

In other words...build your own church and

make a name of faith for yourselves other

than Jesus Christ.

 

It may seem simple to sweep it all under

the rug and say our religious name does

not matter...but before the eyes of God

it is a city of Confusion (Isaiah 24:10),

it is "babel" (Babylon).

 

And he wants us out of it because

her sins has reached up to heaven,

and he will pour out his wrath upon it.

(the 7 last plagues on this babylon)

 

Just like in the days of Elijah..

they were worshipping the true God

by blending in the traditions of Baal.

Elijah told them to make up their mind,

because it has to be either Baal or

the Lord God.

 

Today we have the traditions of men

(all these denominations with their names)

blend in with the worship of God in Christ.

 

Choose ye this day whom ye shall serve:

either God through Jesus Christ, or

God through your denomination.

 

I know that me and my house will serve

the Lord God through Jesus Christ.

 

Amen."


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Re: Yes, what next!
« Reply #3 on: September 06, 2008, 04:37:26 PM »

This is actually the second email that has been sent out like this. The first was two months ago.
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Re: Yes, what next!
« Reply #4 on: September 07, 2008, 11:53:06 AM »

Interesting stuff in that email, especially about the deadly wound being healed in 1929.

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« Reply #5 on: September 07, 2008, 12:05:45 PM »

I personally do not think that the wound was healed in 1929, but that the Concordant was a step in the process.
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Re: Yes, what next!
« Reply #6 on: September 07, 2008, 12:47:43 PM »

That's a separate topic that is actually being discussed over at the Maritime forum.

I personally do not think that the wound was healed in 1929, but that the Concordant was a step in the process.

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Re: Yes, what next!
« Reply #7 on: September 12, 2008, 08:54:16 PM »

The deadly wound will be healed when the papacy takes control.  The papacy is not there yet. However, the wound is healing before our eyes.
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